I'm not married, and I'm not alone in Bed right now

That's right, and what's more there is a female next to me......a 10 pound siamese cat named annabelle. My cohort in youth ministry at incarnation is out of pocket for the next 10 days so I'm house sitting for her as she has been kind to let kayleighs cats crash at her place until we move (long story involving housing policy at uta) and as I blog via sidekick, annabelle joined me in the sack. Big changes are happening. Kayleigh and I wed July 8th in Austin, then we move out to greenville. While we are excited to move, we will miss the wonderful Church we are leaving. While something as simple as housesitting, or opening your home up to a friends pets in need seems simple and small, it underscores a larger value of community found at Incarnation. There are a lot of bad things to say about a church nestled in the Park Cities, and a lot of them are deserved, but I have been both suprised and encouraged by the willingness to share and sacrifice I've seen modeled by the people I worship with. They are generous with their time, money and homes, transparent and accountable with eachother (for the most part) and truly seek to have a biblical community that loves and shapes its members towards the person of God. This week prepping for our mission trips, helping and being helped by fellow members has reminded me of the importance of strong community, and how God has worked in the community at Incarnation.